CHUNG CHI-KEUNG v. THE QUEEN
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CACC000038/1979
| IN THE SUPREME COURT | Criminal Appeal |
| 1979 No. 38 |
| BETWEEN: | ||
| CHUNG CHI-KEUNG | Appellant | |
AND | ||
| THE QUEEN | Respondent |
Coram: Briggs, C.J.
Date of Judgment: 10 February 1979
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JUDGMENT
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1. In this case the appellant pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and was sentenced to a fine of $300 and disqualified from holding a driving licence for twelve months. The disqualification relates to all types of vehicles.
2. The appellant struck a 13 year old boy, who was on a zebra-crossing.
3. Nothing was said in the court below as to the previous record of the appellant, who is a taxi driver, and it appeared that the gravamen of the charge was that he did not reduce his speed, which was about 22 m.p.h. when approaching the zebra-crossing. The victim of the accident was not seriously hurt.
4. In my view, this is a case where the appeal should be allowed to the extent that the disqualification imposed on the appellant is confined to taxi and public light bus licences only. And I so order.
| (Geoffrey Briggs) | |
| Chief Justice. |
Representation:
Appellant in person.
Ingham for the Crown/Respondent.